Re: First Commercial Database soon to be open sourced!
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
>
> On 24-Jan-2000 Markus Kemper wrote:
> >
> > Dear Debian.org,
> >
> > Please excuse me if this is not an appropriate forum to send
> > such an email but, after much searching I have found no better
> > contact point for my inquiry. We (InterBase) are interested in
> > adding value to and becoming part of the Master Debian CD Image
> > distribution.
> >
>
> Debian is a group of people who maintain pieces of a whole. For Interbase to
> be included, one of us must desire to use it for something and do the packaging
> work.
... or Interbase may choose to do so and contribute to the Debian
project, not to forget.
>
> For the item to make it onto a Debian cd it must meet our Debian Free
> Software Guidelines, otherwise it will live in non-free on a ftp/http server.
>
> Once we can look at the license, I am sure the matter of inclusion will be
> solved.
>
This is definitely true no matter what. As far as I know, the Debian
FSG is very similar if not identical to use the Open Source
certification mark as well. "Open Source" is a certification mark by
The Open Source Initiative and cannot be used in violations of the Open
Source guidelines.
-hpa
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